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rab·bit
(răb′ĭt)n. pl. rab·bits or rabbit
1. Any of various long-eared, short-tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, such as the commonly domesticated species Oryctolagus cuniculus, native to Europe and widely introduced elsewhere, or the cottontail of the Americas.
2. A hare.
3. The flesh of a rabbit, used as food.
4. The fur of a rabbit or hare.
5. Sports
a. A competitor who is designated to set a fast pace for a teammate during a long-distance race.
b. A racehorse that is run at a fast pace early in a race in order to tire the favorite so that another horse can take the lead.
c. A mechanical decoy that is propelled around the track in a greyhound race to incite the dogs.
intr.v. rab·bit·ed, rab·bit·ing, rab·bits
To hunt rabbits or hares.
[Middle English rabet, young rabbit, probably from Old French, from Middle Dutch robbe, rabbit.]
rab′bit·er n.
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rabbit
(ˈræbɪt)n, pl -bits or -bit
1. (Animals) any of various common gregarious burrowing leporid mammals, esp Oryctolagus cuniculus of Europe and North Africa and the cottontail of America. They are closely related and similar to hares but are smaller and have shorter ears
2. (Textiles) the fur of such an animal
3. (General Sporting Terms) informal Brit a novice or poor performer at a game or sport
vb
4. (Hunting) (intr) to hunt or shoot rabbits
5. (intr; often foll by on or away) informal Brit to talk inconsequentially; chatter
[(senses 1-4) C14: perhaps from Walloon robett, diminutive of Flemish robbe rabbit, of obscure origin]
[(sense 5) C20: from rhyming slang rabbit and pork talk]
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rab•bit
(ˈræb ɪt)n., pl. -bits, (esp. collectively) -bit.
1. any of several large-eared, hopping lagomorphs of the family Leporidae, usu. smaller than the hares and characterized by bearing blind and furless young in nests.
2. the fur of a rabbit or hare.
[1375–1425; probably < Old North French; compare Walloon robett, dial. Dutch robbe]
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rab·bit
(răb′ĭt) Any of various long-eared, short-tailed mammals that have long hind legs adapted for quick movement by hopping. Rabbits eat mainly plants and dig many-chambered burrows known as warrens. They have been domesticated since ancient times.
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rabbit
Past participle: rabbited
Gerund: rabbiting
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| Noun | 1. |  rabbit - any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or foodscut - a short erect tail leporid, leporid mammal - rabbits and hares rabbit ears - the long ears of a rabbit lapin - castrated male rabbit bunny rabbit, bunny - (usually informal) especially a young rabbit European rabbit, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus - common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless cottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit - common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) Belgian hare, leporide - red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare Angora rabbit, Angora - domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair warren - a colony of rabbits |
| 2. |  rabbit - the fur of a rabbit | |
| 3. | rabbit - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food European rabbit, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus - common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless cottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit - common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) hare - swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes game - the flesh of wild animals that is used for food | |
| Verb | 1. | rabbit - hunt rabbits hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
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rabbit
noun buck, doe, bunny rabbit (informal) I caught my first rabbit when I was eight.
rabbit on go on, gas, rattle, gossip, chatter, spout, waffle, drivel, drone on, gab, twitter, ramble on, jabber, gabble, blether What are you rabbiting on about?
Rabbits and hares
Angora rabbit, arctic hare, Belgian hare, coney or cony, hare, jack rabbit, pika or cony, rabbit or cottontail, snowshoe hare or snowshoe rabbitCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
أَرْنَبأرْنَبارنب
králíkžvanit
kanin
kuniklo
kaniinikaniturkispälättääpälpättääjänis
kunić
nyúlüregi nyúl
kelinci
kanína
ウサギ
토끼
cuniculus
triušis
trusis
králik
kuneczajec
kanin
sungura
กระต่าย
con thỏ
rabbit
[ˈræbɪt]C. CPD rabbit burrow N → madriguera f
rabbit ears NPL (US) (TV) → antena f de cuernos
rabbit hole N → madriguera f
rabbit hutch N → conejera f
rabbit punch N → golpe m de nuca
rabbit warren N → conejera f, madriguera f
rabbit ears NPL (US) (TV) → antena f de cuernos
rabbit hole N → madriguera f
rabbit hutch N → conejera f
rabbit punch N → golpe m de nuca
rabbit warren N → conejera f, madriguera f
rabbit on VI + ADV → enrollarse
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rabbit
[ˈræbɪt] modif [stew, pie] → de lapin; [skin] → de lapin rabbit food, rabbit hole
to rabbit on about sth → dégoiser qchrabbit food n (lit) → aliments mpl pour lapins (fig) (pejorative) → nourriture f pour lapinrabbit hole n → terrier m (de lapin) rabbit hutch, rabbit warrenrabbit hutch n
rabbit away
vi (British) → parler à n'en plus finirrabbit on
vi (British) → parler à n'en plus finirto rabbit on about sth → dégoiser qchrabbit food n (lit) → aliments mpl pour lapins (fig) (pejorative) → nourriture f pour lapinrabbit hole n → terrier m (de lapin) rabbit hutch, rabbit warrenrabbit hutch n
(lit) → clapier m
(lit) → garenne f
(fig) (in city, building) → labyrinthe m
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rabbit
n → Kaninchen nt; (= fur also) → Kanin nt (spec); to behave like a rabbit caught in the headlights → ängstlich und überrascht handeln
vi
rabbit
in cpds → Kaninchen-;rabbit burrow, rabbit hole
n → Kaninchenbau m
rabbit hutch
n → Kaninchenstall m
rabbit punch
n → Nacken- or Genickschlag m
rabbit warren
n
→ Gänge pl → des Kaninchenbaus
(fig: = maze) → Labyrinth nt
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rabbit
(ˈrӕbit) noun a type of small long-eared burrowing animal, found living wild in fields or sometimes kept as a pet.
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rabbit
→ أَرْنَب králík kanin Kaninchen κουνέλι conejo kaniini lapin kunić coniglio ウサギ 토끼 konijn kanin królik coelho кролик kanin กระต่าย tavşan con thỏ 兔子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rabbit
n. conejo-a;
___test → prueba del embarazo.
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